Adoption Program/Application

Best friends have that certain spark of chemistry. They share similar interests and are often inseparable. Therefore, we take applications on a continual basis until we find that magical match. Dog House Adoptions can’t wait to start you on the path to find your new best friend, today!

To adopt from us requires 3 steps:

Fill out the adoption application below.

Once submitted, we’ll arrange a meet and greet with you and the dog of your choice.

If this is truly the pup for you, we’ll plan for a home visit. If that goes well, you’ll sign the contract, pay the non-refundable $250 adoption fee, and enjoy life with your new dog!

Unaltered dogs require an additional $50 spay/neuter deposit. A puppy must be spayed or neutered at 6 months of age. For dogs older than 6 months, they must be altered within 14 days of adoption. Your $50 deposit is returnable upon veterinary proof of spay/neuter received by DHA within 5 days from surgery.

Please note: We keep our adoptions to within a 90 minute radius from Albany, NY, which is most central to our foster network.

How Your Adoption Fee Helps

We’ve invested in the health and happiness of your adopted dog. Now your adoption fee defrays – but does not fully cover – the cost of future spays, neuters, vaccinations, food and shelter for the next dog who comes from the streets. Often malnourished and un-altered, you are giving them a second chance at the good life just like that special dog you adopt. Thank you for helping two!

How large of an area does your fence enclose? (Room for elimination? Room to run?)*

How tall is your fence?*

Does a door from the house open into the yard?*

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If You Rent from a Landlord

Having asked permission to adopt a dog, explaining the dog's breed(s), age, and size, will your landlord allow you to adopt?*

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What is your landlord's name?*

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Your Landlord's Address*

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Your Landlord's Phone*

Your Landlord's Email

Do you have a lease?*

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When does the lease expire?

Your Dog Care Plans

What happens to the dog if or when you move?*

Where will the dog spend time while you are at work or out of the home?*

How long are you at work or away daily?*

Where will the dog sleep at night?*

Other Household Animals

Have you had a dog in the past?

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What happened to that animal?

Do you currently have other animals in your home?*

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Please list the number of and what kind of animals live with you or visit often.*

Are all the animals spayed and neutered?*

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Do these animals get along with other dogs?*

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If you have a dog or dogs, are they licensed?*

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Not Applicable

Are all your animals spayed and/or neutered (dogs, cats)?*

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Not Applicable (birds, reptiles, small rodents, aquatics)

Are all you animals up to date on vaccines?*

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Veterinary Care

Have you been a client of a veterinarian in the past 5 years?*

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What is your veterinarian's name?*

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What is your veterinarian's address?*

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Your Veterinarian's Phone*

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Do you give Dog House Adoptions permission to contact your veterinarian? NOTE: You must also give your veterinarian permission to release your pet's information.*

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Which veterinary office do you plan to use?*

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Training and Exercise Plans

How do you discipline your current animals and / or plan to discipline your dog?*

Do you plan to use a crate?*

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Have you ever crate trained a dog?*

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Do you plan to take an obedience class with your dog?*

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Have you ever taken obedience classes with a dog?*

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How do you plan to exercise your dog?*

Dog Ownership Responsibilities

Do you understand the responsibilities and commitment of dog ownership, including medical care, feeding, grooming, adhering to the recommended vaccination schedule, and not letting the dog run loose?*

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Do you understand that children and dogs should not be left unsupervised?*

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Will you educate yourself about and comply with all applicable animal control and licensing laws?*

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Do you understand that routine veterinary care can be expensive -- upwards of $600 per year on average for a healthy pet, according to Petfinder.com?*

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Dog House Adoptions Policies

Do you understand that the $250 adoption fee is non-refundable?*

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Do you understand that, if you adopt a dog before DHA alters him or her, you are responsible for doing so and must pay a $50 spay/neuter deposit which will be returned to upon veterinary proof of completion?*

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Do you understand that, if within 6 months from the date of adoption you are unable to keep the dog, you must return the dog to DHA?*

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Do you understand that, if you need to give up the dog after 6 months, you must still contact DHA which will assess whether it has the resources to take the dog at that time?*

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Do you understand that DHA does not operate on a first-come basis and will accept applications until we find the right match for the dog?*

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Where did you first hear about this dog?*

Our Website

Our Newsletter

Petfinder.com

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AllPaws

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Type your full name and date below to state the following: I have filled out this application with the interest of adopting a dog from Dog House Adoptions. The information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge. I give permission to Dog House Adoptions to call my references and my veterinarian to discuss my ability to care for dogs. I also grant permission to call my landlord, if I have one, to determine if dogs are allowed in my home.*